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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998): Cast & Plot

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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus is a 1998 fantasy adventure film directed by Lynne Naylor, starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules, Lucy Lawless and Josephine Davison. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes.

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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 20m (80 min)
Director
Lynne Naylor
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus About?

The premise of Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Mighty Zeus brings Hercules’s mother, Alcmene, to Olympus. Mistaking it for a kidnapping, Hercules leads a rescue mission. Hera, jealous for power, steals the Chronos Stone—the source of the gods’ strength—and frees the four Titans. With the Titans loose, Hercules joins Xena, aided by Iolaus and Gabrielle, to stop Hera and save Mount Olympus.

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Themes & Keywords

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  • greek woman
  • ancient greece
  • greece
  • mount olympus
  • olympus
  • olympian
  • titan
  • hercules
  • shared universe
  • xena character
  • hercules character
  • epic battle
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  • greco roman wrestling
  • barroom brawl
  • bar fight
  • mild violence
  • chakram
  • bo staff
  • satyr
  • warrior
  • girl power
  • disarming someone
  • knife
  • opening action scene
  • shield
  • fistfight
  • brawl
  • mixed martial arts
  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • kickboxing
  • bandit
  • violence
  • roman mythology
  • hand to hand combat
  • combat
  • sword fight
  • showdown
  • battle
  • tough girl
  • tough guy
  • ambush
  • action heroine
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  • mythology
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Cast & crew

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Cast & Characters

Kevin Sorbo leads the cast as Hercules, with Lucy Lawless as Xena and Josephine Davison as Alcmene / Artemis. Directed by Lynne Naylor; 10 actors are credited in all.

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One more film directed by Lynne Naylor: The Modifyers.

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Plot

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Plot Summary

What happens in Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Hercules, Kevin Sorbo—the legendary son of Zeus and Alcmene—has grown into a celebrated hero who already tamed a Hydra in his youth. Long after Zeus stole the Cronus Stone from the Titans, this mighty demigod defeats a sea serpent and is warmly thanked by the locals. Iolaus, Michael Hurst, joins him, and together they ride toward Thebes to visit Alcmene, fending off a group of highwaymen along the way. In a parallel thread, Xena, Lucy Lawless and Gabrielle, Renée O’Connor, recover a bag of gold from a trio of satyrs to bring it back to Corinth. The air thickens with unrest as Ares Kevin Smith appears, informing Xena that a trap awaits Hercules in Thebes.

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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus.

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How Well Do You Know Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus?

9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Which hero rides with Hercules to Thebes and helps fend off highwaymen?

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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus?

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).

When was Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus released?

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus was released on January 6, 1998.

Who directed Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus?

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus was directed by Lynne Naylor.

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Who is in the cast of Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus?

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus stars Kevin Sorbo as Hercules, Lucy Lawless as Xena and Josephine Davison as Alcmene / Artemis, among 10 credited actors.

Does Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus have a post-credit scene?

No. Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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